Marmaduke is a newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson from 1954 to 2015. The strip was created by Anderson, with help from Phil Leeming (1955–1962) and later Dorothy Leeming (1963–1969), and (since August 2, 2004) Paul Anderson. The strip revolves around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke. The strip on Sundays also has a side feature called "Dog Gone Funny", in which one or more panels are devoted to dog anecdotes submitted by the fans. Anderson, who said he drew on Laurel and Hardy routines for his ideas,[1] received the National Cartoonists Society Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for the strip in 1978. Anderson died on August 30, 2015,[2] leaving the long-term fate of the strip unknown; strips co-drawn with the help of his son, Paul Anderson, continue to be syndicated.

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Marmaduke – A messy but lovable Great Dane owned by the Winslow family; Marmaduke is a very large example of the breed and has regularly been drawn approximately as measuring 40 inches and upwards at the withers.

The strip's longevity and perceived monotony[10] have been noted by satirical publications such as The Onion[11] and have made it the butt of jokes.[6] It has become "a hot source of retro-ironic-subversive humor."[12] For example, a blog called "Joe Mathlete Explains Today's Marmaduke"[13]deconstructs the strip to offer an alternative explanation for what's happening in the drawing.[14][15][10][12] Another blog called "Marmaduke Can Vote" gives each panel a political slant,[16][12] while another called "Poignant Marmaduke" changes all the captions to make the comics sad.[17] Additionally, "The Marmaduke Project" re-imagines Marmaduke in other forms.[18][12]

^ abLaughing at, not with, the comics, Troy Reimink, Grand Rapids Press: "The daily comic strip strikes me as such a moldy, arcane form of entertainment, based on tired jokes repeated ad nauseam until the end of time. We get it: Garfield likes lasagna. Marmaduke is big."